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Noun

1. 1
   Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas. countable, uncountable

   "Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!"

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expletivefillingpaddingredundancystammeringstuttering

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"Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαττολογία (battología, “stammering speech”).

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